Contents of package:
â€˘ One D-Link DNS-300 Media Storage Server device â€˘ One Category 5 cable â€˘ One power switch with power cord â€˘ One
CD-ROM
â€˘ One
QIG

If any of the above items are missing, please contact your reseller. Important Warning:
Tampering with any components inside the product other than those
specifically mentioned in this manual or the accompanying QIG will
automatically invalidate the product warranty.
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LEDs

Power: A solid light indicates a proper connection. No light indicates the power is off.
To power off the DNS-300, hold down the power button for about 6 seconds.LAN: A solid light indicates a proper connection to LAN port. A blinking light indicates
that data is being transferred. No light indicates the port is disconnected. HDD: A blinking light indicates the HD is in read/write mode. No light indicates the
read/write mode is not engaged.HDD Full: A solid light indicates the HD is completely full (100%). A blinking light
indicates the HD is almost full (95%). No light is the normal condition.USB: A solid light indicates that the USB flash/HDD is properly connected. A blinking
light indicates that data is being received. No light indicates that there is neither a
USB Flash nor a USB HDD connected.
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Physical Connections

USB Ports for Printer Server/USB HDD: Please use the USB printer cable to
connect the DNS-300USB Port (for printer server)or USB HDD for additional
volume.Reset: Pressing this button restores the DNS-300 to its original factory default
settings. LAN Port: Please use the Ethernet cable to connect the DNS-300 and the
router/switch/hub in the network.Power Adapter: Receptor for power adapter.

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Getting Started Setting Up the Hard Disk Drive Step 1: Loosen the screws on the back of the DNS-300.

Step 2: Remove the cover.

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Step 3: Plug the IDE/ATA cable into the HDD.

Step 4: Connect the power connector to the HDD.

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Step 5: Tighten the HDD to the metal bracket with the screws provided.

The DNS-300 packing materials include four screws, which are used in Step 5.

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Step 6: Replace the cover and tighten the screws.

The DNS-300 is now ready to be plugged in and powered on.

14 Formatting the Hard Disk Drive
If you are setting up the Hard Disk Drive for the first time, you need to format it with
the D-Link Storage Configuration Utility (see the next section in this manual for more
detailed information).
Follow these easy steps:

1. Open the D-Link Storage Configuration Utility by clicking on the icon that is
installed on your desktop (when you first place the CD that comes with the DNS-300 in your CD-ROM drive).

2. Select â€śDNS-300â€ť under the Device Name column (click Refresh if it doesnâ€™t
appear automatically) and then click the Manage button.

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This will cause your default Web browser to open the following window:

This will automatically detect all servers on the network at the moment by displaying
the following System Configuration window:

17 After it is finished searching, a detailed list will be shown, as above. This includes
Device Name, MAC Address, IP Address, and Netmask. Select the DNS-300 from
this list. Please note that you can rename the device later if desired.

Note:
The default IP address of the DNS-300 is 192.168.0.101.
You now are able to set the IP address of the DNS-300 by clicking the Set IP button
on the System Configuration window. Enter the appropriate information in the
following pop-up dialogue and input admin password then click OK.

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Clicking the correct server name from the list displayed in the System Configuration window will open the default file folders provided for the user
account.

Please note that in order for media files to be displayed, they must be placed in the
â€śmedia_contentâ€ť folder rather than the â€śpublicâ€ť folder.
Clicking the Manage button on the System Configuration window will cause your
browser to open. This is described in more detail later in the manual.

19 Setup Wizard
Please follow the steps below to run the initialization wizard: Enter the default IP
1. Connect the device running D-Link DNS-300 to the network.
2. Power the device on.
3. Open the browser, using Microsoft IE (version 6.0 or above is
recommended) or another suitable Web browser.
4. Enter the device default IP â€ś192.168.0.101â€ť (or the new address
you set using the D-Link Storage Configuration Utility) the
address bar.
5. Click Go to continue.

20 Enter the default user name
In the authentication dialog, please enter â€śadminâ€ť for the default user name and
leave the password blank, and then click OK.

Start the wizard
The Setup Wizard will help you configure the basic settings of the device in a few
steps. The settings will not take effect until you click the Finish button in the last
page.
Click the Run Wizard button to start.
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Enter system information
1. Enter the server name in the â€śServer Nameâ€ť field so you can
quickly access the storage capabilities of this system either from
a Windows or a Mac OS by searching for the server name.
2. Enter the new password. If you donâ€™t enter a password, it will
remain blank as the default value.
3. Click Next.
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Enter networking information
1. If a DHCP server is available in the same network environment
and you prefer to obtain the networking settings for the system
from the DHCP server, change the â€śGet IP Fromâ€ť drop-down
menu from Manual to DHCP and then click Next.
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2. Since this is the first time you configure the device, the following
networking settings will be adopted by default:
IP: 192.168.0.101
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Default gateway: 192.168.0.1
DNS server: empty
You can modify the settings to fit your need.

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Setup time settings
1. Select your time zone from the Time Zone drop-down menu. Note:
In the drop-down menu, please select â€ś(GMT-08:00) Pacific
Time (US & Canada); Tijuanaâ€ť so that the log-in time will be
correctly shown in the â€śSet device date and timeâ€ť section.
2. Choose to enable network time synchronization protocol (NTP)
or manually set the system time.
3. Click Next.

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Setup network file protocol
1. Determine the Workgroup here. The Workgroup should be 0 to
14 characters, in English only.
2. Choose the Mac OS zone. A zone is a logical grouping of
devices in an AppleTalk network. Select the zone from the Apple
Talk Zone drop-down menu.
3. Choose the appropriate encoding from the Encoding Codepage
drop-down menu to help clients that donâ€™t have Unicode support
installed correctly to access the system.
4. Click Finish for the settings to take effect.

26 Note:
a) If the local language is the only language used in your working
environment, there is no need to change any settings for the encoding code
page and you can just go ahead and load the defaults. For example: If the local language is English, and all files or folders use
English names, then it is unnecessary to change any settings here, just
follow the defaults.
b) If it is necessary to recognize a second, non-local language, it is
recommended that you select an encoding that recognizes the second
language. For example: If the local language is English but some files or folders use
Japanese characters, please select â€śJapanese SJIS (Code Page 932)â€ť in
the Encoding Codepage drop-down menu. Finish the settings
Click the OK button in the pop-up dialogue.

The following window will be displayed to indicate the DNS-300 is preparing your
new settings:
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The page will then be directed to the User page (on the Advanced tab)â€”which is
described later in this manualâ€”so you can review the settings that have been set.

28 LAN Setup
If you need to make any modification of the LAN setting, follow the steps below:
1. Click
the Home tab on the top of window.
2. Click
the LAN button on the left. A new window will open.
3. Enter the new LAN settings.
4. Click Apply. Note:
To make sure email notifications are delivered correctly through the SMTP
server, you need to enter the IP of the DNS server.
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Changing server name
1. Click
the Home tab on the top.
2. Click
the LAN button on the left. A new window will open.
3. Enter the new server name.
4. Click Apply.Note:
The Server Name should be 1 to 15 English characters, which may
consist of letters, numbers, underscores, and minus signs
(single-byte characters only).
30 Advanced Setup User Management
You can create up to 32 users, excluding the system default account "guest." The
user name is case sensitive and should be 1 to 15 characters (English, Asian, or
other languages), the user description can be any displayable characters and can be
0 to 15 characters; the password is case sensitive and should be 0 to 12 displayable
bytes, including space. Creating new user
1. Enter the user name, description, and password.
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Note:
If the user details, including "User Name," "User Description," "Password,"
and "Confirm Password," are not empty when you try to create a new user,
click the Cancel button to clear the data before proceeding.
2. Click Apply.
32 Editing user information
1. Click the
graphic after the user you want to edit to load the user
details. The following window will open:

2. Edit the data.
3. Click Apply.
33 Deleting a user
Click the
graphic after the user you want to delete and click OK after the confirm
dialogue pops up.

Group Management
You can create up to 16 user groups. The group name is case sensitive and should
be 1 to 15 characters (English, Asian, or other languages). The group description
can be any displayable characters (0 to 15 Unicode characters). Creating a new group
1. Enter the group name and description.
2. Choose the members that you plan to add to this group from the
Users list on the left side of the window.
3. Click
the Add>> button.
4. Click Apply.
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Note:
If the group details are not empty when you try to create a new group, click
the Cancel button to clear the data before proceeding.

35 Editing group information
1. Click the
graphic after the user you want to edit to load the
group details. The following window will open:

2. Edit the group details in the Group Setup section.
3. Click Apply.
36 Deleting a group
Click the
graphic after the group you want to delete and click OK after the confirm
dialogue pops up.

Share Management
A Share is a logical unit you can open access to the user accounts with by setting
appropriate privileges. You can create up to 16 shares, in addition to the system
default share and the USB disk share. The share name is case sensitive and should
be 1 to 15 characters (English, Asian, or other languages). The share description is
case sensitive and should be 0 to 15 characters (English, Asian, or other languages).
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Creating a new share

1. Enter the Share Name and Share Description.
2. Enter the desired Disk Quota.
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3. Choose the user or group from the Users & Groups list. Note:
Items that start with â€ś@â€ť are groups.
4. Choose the access privileges you want to apply to the selected
user or group. Note:
There are two different types of privileges that can be set: Read Only (RO) â€“ Except the â€śReadâ€ť privilege, no
other access privilege will be granted for this option. Writeable (RW) â€“ All access privileges will be granted
for this option.
5. Click Apply to finish.
39 Editing share information
1. Click the
graphic after the share you want to edit to load the
share details.

2. Edit the share details below the Share Setup section.
3. Click Apply.
40 Deleting a share
Click the
graphic after the share you want to delete and click OK after the confirm
dialogue pops up.

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Hard Drive Hibernation
To save power, the HDD will be in hibernation mode and stop any operation after the
specified idle time. To set an idle time, choose the idle time from the drop-down
menu and then click Apply to finish the setting.

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USB Disk
By connecting a USB disk to the system, you will be able to share the USB disk capacity
through a system created share prefixed with "USB Port." The share will be removed
automatically when the USB disk is ejected from the system.
1. The USB Disk will be automatically detected and then its
relevant info (Share name, Manufacturer, Device, Type, and
Used/Size) will be shown.

43 Warning!!
All data on your disk will be deleted by formatting. It
cannot be restored, so please take care before
formatting.
2. If you want to remove the USB device, please click the Eject
button in the top half of the window before removing the device
from the disk station. Note:
To take advantage of the D-Link USB Fast Copy function,
insert your USB Flash device into the USB port and push
the Power button after 3 to 4 seconds have elapsed. This
will initiate a Fast Copy to your NAS. USB Printer
By connecting the USB printer to DNS-300, you would be able to share the USB printer
through the network and USB printer status will become active in this page. Refresh the USB printer's status
Click Refresh to update the printer status. Eject the USB printer
We suggest clicking the Eject button before you remove the printer. Steps for configuring USB printer in Windows
1. Open My Network Places and connect to the DNS-300.
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2. Double-click usblp and the system will prompt you to install a correct driver.
3. Click Finish to start using the printer. Steps for setting up USB printer in Mac OS X running AppleTalk
1. Follow
the Go > Applications > Utilitiespath to find the Printer Setup Utility.
2. Click to open a dialog box.
3. Select Add for setting up a new printer.
4. Select the correct hostname object and choose the type AppleTalk.
5. Select proper printer model or Generic.
6. Click Add to finish. Steps for setting up USB printer in Mac OS X running TCP/IP
1. Follow
the Go >Applications > Utilities path to find the Printer Setup Utility.
2. Click to open a dialog box.
3. Select Add for setting up a new printer.
4. Enter the printer IP Address and Queue Name and choose the type IP printing.
5. Select proper printer model or Generic.
6. Click Add to finish. Tips for Mac OS 9 setup
1. Click
on Chooser.
2. Under LaserWriter8, click the hostname object.
3. Click Setup and choose a proper PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file or
Generic.
4. Finish.

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46 Tools Time Setup Set the time manually
1. Choose the correct time zone.
2. Choose the â€śSet device date and time manuallyâ€ť option from the
drop-down menu.
3. Click Apply.
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Connecting to an NTP server
1. Choose the correct time zone.
2. Choose the â€śTime synchronization with NTP serverâ€ť option from
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the drop-down menu.
3. Choose the desired synchronization period and enter the time
server IP address.
4. Click Apply.

49 Backup Configurations
You can backup the device configurations for future restoration.
Items that will be restored are listed below:
Time
Time zone; NTP settings
Host name
Server name
Language Encoding
codepage
Mail
SMTP; E-mail settings
Share
Each share information except USBPort
User
Each userâ€™s information except the
password of Admin
Apple: Apple Zone
Group
Windows: Work Group, Windows Server
HD Sleep
Idle time
UPnP Service

3. Choose the location to save the backup file and click Save to
finish. Restore system settings
1. Enter the location of the system settings to restore underLoad
Settings From Local Hard Drive or click Browse and select the
backup file.
2. Click Restore.
3. Follow the on-screen prompts including checking the â€śOverwrite
on setting conflictâ€ť option if you donâ€™t want the conflict setting to
be skipped.
4. Click Apply to finish. Restore factory default settings
Click Factory Reset underRestore to Factory DefaultSettings to cause the
DNS-300 to return to its original settings.
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Format Hard Drive
You can remove the data on the system by formatting the hard drive. There are two
options for you to choose from on the drop-down menu: Format HDD â€“ This option will only remove the user data and shares; but all system
configurations, including share information, user information, and group information,
will remain unchanged. Format HDD and configuration â€“ This option will remove the user data and all the
system configurations from the system.

Networking and Encoding Windows Network
You can determine the Workgroup and WINS server IP here. The Workgroup should
be 1 to 15 characters (English, Asian, or other languages.) Apple Network
A zone is a logical grouping of devices in an AppleTalk network. Select the zone from
the drop-down menu and click Apply for it to take effect. Encoding
Choose the appropriate encoding from the Encoding Codepage drop-down menu so
that clients that donâ€™t have Unicode support installed correctly can access the
device.

54 Note:
a) If the local language is the only language used in your working
environment, there is no need to change any settings for the encoding code
page and you can just go ahead and load the defaults. For example: If the local language is English, and all files or folders use
English names, then it is unnecessary to change any settings here, just
follow the defaults.
b) If it is necessary to recognize a second, non-local language, it is
recommended that you select an encoding that recognizes the second
language. For example: If the local language is English but some files or folders use
Japanese characters, please select â€śJapanese SJIS (Code Page 932)â€ť in
the Encoding Codepage drop-down menu.

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Firmware Update
1. Click
the Browse button.

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2. Choose the file from the local hard drive.

3. Click Apply.
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E-mail Notifications
E-mail notifications will be sent to notify you when important and critical events or
errors occur. Please enter the SMTP server and the e-mail address the notifications
should be sent to. You can assign up to two e-mail addresses.
If the SMTP server is assigned by host name rather than IP address, please make
sure a valid DNS server has been assigned on the [Home > LAN] page.

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Service
Here is a facility for uploading various kinds of data easily and efficiently.
1. Select â€śEnable FTP serviceâ€ť or â€śEnable UPnP service.â€ť

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2. Click Apply to Finish Note:
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a convenient way for users to download,
upload, or transfer files from one computer to another. Also, FTP is a
special way to login to a certain site for the purpose of retrieving and
sending files.
Microsoft IE Version 6.0 or above is recommended.
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Device Status Device Information
On this page you can overview the device information. This is solely for overview
purposes. If you want to change any setting, please go to the page of the setting you
want to change.

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Logs
On this page you can view, clear, and save System Log, Connection Log, and
Current Connection. The maximum size or number of each kind of log is 32K bytes
or 320 logs, depending on which criterion is reached first.

Warning:
The DNS-300 automatically retains logs for seven days. Afterwards, they will
be deleted and there will not be any way to restore your data.
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Clear the log
1. Click on the log page that you want to clear the log for.

2. Click
the Clear button.
64 Save the log
1. Go to the log page that you want to save the log for.
2. Click
the Save button.
3. Click
the Save button again from the File Download prompt.

4. Choose a local location and click Save to finish.

65 Online Help Individual Help
If there are questions during the set up of the device, please click the Help button
that is found at the bottom of each page. This will provide you with access to a help
topic for each page.

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Overall Help
Click the Help tab at the top of every page to view all help topics.

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